We're going to dig deeper into PTSD and what makes it unique. Please remember, while this is the focus of my blog while writing about mental health, there are many other guides who have blogs about natural remedies, self help issues, understanding mental health, and much more!

WHAT DEFINES PTSD?

There are two specific factors that must happen for a diagnosis of PTSD to be reached. First is having been in an extremely stressful situation, and secondly, having reacted to it with an intense emotional reaction. An "extremely stressful situation" is considered to be the likes of being in Auschwitz, Vietnam, Iraq, being raped, surviving a plane crash, being at ground zero on 9/11, and so on. The American Psychiatric Association classifies "Reacting with an intense emotional reaction" as fear, helplessness, or horror.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF PTSD?

There are three different clusters of symptoms that characterize PTSD.
We will break each of these symptoms down in my next three blogs.



 



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